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Population in New Zealand compared to Russia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,287,500 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,374,272 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 26.4 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.6% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.37M (28.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

New Zealand vs Russia: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Russia
2100 5,918,837 124,983,377
2099 5,923,132 125,086,144
2098 5,927,206 125,186,329
2097 5,930,263 125,264,415
2096 5,932,907 125,354,177
2095 5,934,847 125,422,006
2094 5,936,183 125,474,373
2093 5,938,804 125,529,632
2092 5,939,085 125,604,261
2091 5,940,665 125,652,742
2090 5,941,752 125,707,894
2089 5,944,871 125,760,026
2088 5,945,635 125,810,124
2087 5,948,586 125,858,116
2086 5,951,745 125,926,035
2085 5,955,275 126,001,913
2084 5,959,115 126,076,414
2083 5,963,613 126,151,046
2082 5,966,943 126,234,371
2081 5,968,511 126,317,768
2080 5,971,082 126,414,511
2079 5,972,331 126,534,688
2078 5,972,928 126,674,591
2077 5,971,804 126,830,956
2076 5,971,386 126,982,766
2075 5,970,985 127,165,304
2074 5,969,834 127,362,143
2073 5,968,506 127,576,856
2072 5,964,548 127,802,632
2071 5,964,493 128,080,998
2070 5,963,811 128,353,977
2069 5,962,551 128,642,208
2068 5,960,918 128,920,237
2067 5,958,438 129,203,483
2066 5,954,539 129,511,983
2065 5,950,378 129,842,007
2064 5,946,851 130,177,089
2063 5,944,910 130,522,107
2062 5,940,838 130,851,664
2061 5,939,601 131,200,160
2060 5,936,094 131,526,812
2059 5,931,426 131,884,461
2058 5,925,816 132,247,211
2057 5,919,823 132,584,941
2056 5,913,287 132,925,501
2055 5,904,352 133,271,436
2054 5,894,795 133,595,068
2053 5,884,875 133,914,243
2052 5,876,162 134,180,223
2051 5,864,176 134,443,510
2050 5,852,896 134,687,487
2049 5,844,165 134,909,323
2048 5,833,178 135,117,641
2047 5,822,035 135,311,492
2046 5,809,860 135,482,008
2045 5,795,785 135,664,379
2044 5,780,884 135,863,165
2043 5,764,579 136,085,277
2042 5,746,528 136,307,658
2041 5,727,253 136,557,818
2040 5,708,874 136,821,807
2039 5,690,018 137,122,219
2038 5,669,959 137,433,644
2037 5,650,253 137,770,811
2036 5,630,126 138,118,955
2035 5,609,155 138,478,809
2034 5,588,315 138,852,689
2033 5,565,507 139,237,595
2032 5,542,488 139,635,142
2031 5,517,391 140,058,187
2030 5,491,320 140,453,528
2029 5,462,926 140,840,370
2028 5,432,752 141,214,141
2027 5,399,898 141,580,416
2026 5,364,771 141,906,741
2025 5,327,462 142,772,403
2024 5,287,500 143,533,851
2023 5,200,000 143,826,130
2022 5,081,700 144,236,933
2021 5,084,600 144,746,762
2020 5,072,400 145,245,148
2019 4,970,300 145,453,291
2018 4,900,600 145,398,106
2017 4,813,600 145,293,260
2016 4,714,100 145,015,460
2015 4,609,400 144,640,716
2014 4,516,500 144,237,223
2013 4,442,100 143,805,638
2012 4,408,100 143,378,447
2011 4,384,000 143,018,195
2010 4,350,700 142,849,468
2009 4,302,600 142,785,348
2008 4,259,800 142,742,366
2007 4,223,800 142,805,114
2006 4,184,600 143,049,637
2005 4,133,900 143,518,814
2004 4,087,500 144,067,316
2003 4,027,200 144,648,618
2002 3,948,500 145,306,497
2001 3,880,500 145,976,482
2000 3,857,700 146,596,869
1999 3,835,100 147,214,776
1998 3,815,000 147,670,784
1997 3,781,300 147,915,361
1996 3,732,000 148,160,129
1995 3,673,400 148,375,787
1994 3,620,000 148,407,912
1993 3,572,200 148,458,777
1992 3,531,700 148,538,197
1991 3,495,100 148,394,216
1990 3,329,800 147,969,406
1989 3,299,200 147,721,000
1988 3,283,400 146,857,000
1987 3,274,400 145,908,000
1986 3,246,300 144,894,000
1985 3,247,100 143,858,000
1984 3,227,100 142,745,000
1983 3,199,300 141,668,000
1982 3,156,100 140,823,000
1981 3,124,900 139,941,000
1980 3,112,900 139,010,000
1979 3,109,000 138,027,000
1978 3,121,200 137,060,000
1977 3,120,200 136,100,000
1976 3,110,500 135,147,000
1975 3,083,100 134,200,000
1974 3,023,700 133,432,000
1973 2,961,300 132,669,000
1972 2,903,900 131,909,000
1971 2,853,000 131,155,000
1970 2,810,700 130,404,000
1969 2,772,800 129,664,000
1968 2,748,100 128,928,000
1967 2,724,100 128,196,000
1966 2,675,900 127,468,000
1965 2,628,400 126,745,000
1964 2,585,400 125,345,000
1963 2,531,800 123,960,000
1962 2,482,000 122,591,000
1961 2,419,700 121,236,000
1960 2,371,800 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 660,172 people (a 14% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Russia
2100 -0.07% -0.08%
2099 -0.07% -0.08%
2098 -0.05% -0.06%
2097 -0.04% -0.07%
2096 -0.03% -0.05%
2095 -0.02% -0.04%
2094 -0.04% -0.04%
2093 -0.005% -0.06%
2092 -0.03% -0.04%
2091 -0.02% -0.04%
2090 -0.05% -0.04%
2089 -0.01% -0.04%
2088 -0.05% -0.04%
2087 -0.05% -0.05%
2086 -0.06% -0.06%
2085 -0.06% -0.06%
2084 -0.08% -0.06%
2083 -0.06% -0.07%
2082 -0.03% -0.07%
2081 -0.04% -0.08%
2080 -0.02% -0.09%
2079 -0.01% -0.11%
2078 0.02% -0.12%
2077 0.007% -0.12%
2076 0.007% -0.14%
2075 0.02% -0.15%
2074 0.02% -0.17%
2073 0.07% -0.18%
2072 0.001% -0.22%
2071 0.01% -0.21%
2070 0.02% -0.22%
2069 0.03% -0.22%
2068 0.04% -0.22%
2067 0.07% -0.24%
2066 0.07% -0.25%
2065 0.06% -0.26%
2064 0.03% -0.26%
2063 0.07% -0.25%
2062 0.02% -0.27%
2061 0.06% -0.25%
2060 0.08% -0.27%
2059 0.09% -0.27%
2058 0.1% -0.25%
2057 0.11% -0.26%
2056 0.15% -0.26%
2055 0.16% -0.24%
2054 0.17% -0.24%
2053 0.15% -0.2%
2052 0.2% -0.2%
2051 0.19% -0.18%
2050 0.15% -0.16%
2049 0.19% -0.15%
2048 0.19% -0.14%
2047 0.21% -0.13%
2046 0.24% -0.13%
2045 0.26% -0.15%
2044 0.28% -0.16%
2043 0.31% -0.16%
2042 0.34% -0.18%
2041 0.32% -0.19%
2040 0.33% -0.22%
2039 0.35% -0.23%
2038 0.35% -0.24%
2037 0.36% -0.25%
2036 0.37% -0.26%
2035 0.37% -0.27%
2034 0.41% -0.28%
2033 0.42% -0.28%
2032 0.45% -0.3%
2031 0.47% -0.28%
2030 0.52% -0.27%
2029 0.56% -0.26%
2028 0.61% -0.26%
2027 0.65% -0.23%
2026 0.7% -0.61%
2025 0.76% -0.53%
2024 1.68% -0.2%
2023 2.33% -0.28%
2022 -0.06% -0.35%
2021 0.24% -0.34%
2020 2.05% -0.14%
2019 1.42% 0.04%
2018 1.81% 0.07%
2017 2.11% 0.19%
2016 2.27% 0.26%
2015 2.06% 0.28%
2014 1.67% 0.3%
2013 0.77% 0.3%
2012 0.55% 0.25%
2011 0.77% 0.12%
2010 1.12% 0.04%
2009 1% 0.03%
2008 0.85% -0.04%
2007 0.94% -0.17%
2006 1.23% -0.33%
2005 1.14% -0.38%
2004 1.5% -0.4%
2003 1.99% -0.45%
2002 1.75% -0.46%
2001 0.59% -0.42%
2000 0.59% -0.42%
1999 0.53% -0.31%
1998 0.89% -0.17%
1997 1.32% -0.17%
1996 1.6% -0.15%
1995 1.48% -0.02%
1994 1.34% -0.03%
1993 1.15% -0.05%
1992 1.05% 0.1%
1991 4.96% 0.29%
1990 0.93% 0.17%
1989 0.48% 0.59%
1988 0.27% 0.65%
1987 0.87% 0.7%
1986 -0.02% 0.72%
1985 0.62% 0.78%
1984 0.87% 0.76%
1983 1.37% 0.6%
1982 1% 0.63%
1981 0.39% 0.67%
1980 0.13% 0.71%
1979 -0.39% 0.71%
1978 0.03% 0.71%
1977 0.31% 0.71%
1976 0.89% 0.71%
1975 1.96% 0.58%
1974 2.11% 0.58%
1973 1.98% 0.58%
1972 1.78% 0.57%
1971 1.5% 0.58%
1970 1.37% 0.57%
1969 0.9% 0.57%
1968 0.88% 0.57%
1967 1.8% 0.57%
1966 1.81% 0.57%
1965 1.66% 1.12%
1964 2.12% 1.12%
1963 2.01% 1.12%
1962 2.57% 1.12%
1961 2.02% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of New Zealand grew by 1.68%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Russia
Current population
5374272
141906741
Population rank 124/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.71%
One net population change
6.01 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
9.31 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
14 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +240 -801
Annual growth/decline +87,500 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 177/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -251,822
Net migration rank 35/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -251,822
2024 - 18,766 - -178,042
2023 18,876 21,404 -503,392 27,807
2022 20,123 21,404 -576,948 765,629
2021 23,644 -14,944 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 24,905 42,124 -697,177 334,094
2019 25,299 69,770 -319,997 336,494
2018 24,797 59,139 -232,637 339,972
2017 26,282 68,349 -130,764 396,619
2016 28,237 75,512 0 447,645
2015 29,408 70,870 43,392 384,756
2014 26,196 57,974 28,848 264,698
2013 29,096 26,385 28,761 289,872
2012 31,077 -1,015 0 285,977
2011 31,302 -2,196 -128,716 309,377
2010 35,458 6,722 -242,844 307,555
2009 33,560 12,700 -257,014 350,206
2008 35,143 4,804 -356,856 360,840
2007 35,480 3,053 -471,257 365,717
2006 30,924 14,542 -686,638 308,370
2005 30,674 19,212 -846,761 263,541
2004 29,634 24,521 -792,370 261,519
2003 28,150 42,456 -896,822 256,804
2002 25,941 48,195 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 27,939 17,793 -963,445 259,614
2000 29,897 -6,604 -967,540 550,401
1999 28,916 -7,634 -927,453 375,468
1998 29,146 -1,387 -694,053 528,135
1997 30,137 12,040 -769,159 541,387
1996 28,997 25,169 -785,248 587,171
1995 29,828 26,743 -845,742 723,875
1994 30,372 20,420 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 31,685 12,638 -757,140 507,229
1992 32,067 6,460 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 33,518 31,156 103,876 125,505
1990 33,298 70,432 325,533 299,863
1989 30,749 -8,818 576,112 89,400
1988 29,846 -17,005 778,343 269,862
1987 27,603 -7,631 977,583 275,611
1986 25,549 -10,234 985,279 283,553
1985 24,126 -13,462 762,447 280,614
1984 26,043 -901 756,548 247,026
1983 24,315 11,464 906,676 200,159
1982 24,207 7,982 830,855 107,520
1981 25,374 -7,606 713,700 36,686
1980 23,658 -15,423 681,149 10,440
1979 26,675 -26,694 690,135 -5,791
1978 26,156 -28,783 812,766 108,882
1977 28,020 -22,697 832,932 122,316
1976 29,456 -9,138 852,237 113,851
1975 31,355 13,196 843,850 80,069
1974 33,896 27,580 883,186 -51,759
1973 35,239 28,261 846,561 -107,568
1972 38,244 17,779 872,050 -111,168
1971 40,000 7,547 854,999 -134,968
1970 37,101 4,511 785,554 -264,464
1969 38,098 -5,212 753,088 -64,643
1968 37,594 -11,853 787,621 -83,221
1967 37,974 -2,289 854,554 -116,029
1966 36,151 9,161 989,279 -111,360
1965 36,982 9,245 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 39,375 9,806 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 42,027 10,226 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 42,865 12,697 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 43,482 10,689 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 41,791 3,846 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 34.4% of the population change in New Zealand is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people). In Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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